Jim Roseberry
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Re: What's a really good Audio Interface w/lowest latency?
2015/06/08 10:11:29
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Have a serious look at the new MOTU Ultralite AVB.  Incredible bang-for-the-buck! Mile's Davis' engineer is now using the Ultralite AVB. Fellow forum member Gerry Peters will soon have one.
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Re: What's a really good Audio Interface w/lowest latency?
2015/06/08 10:12:48
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We have no latency issues with the 2i2 when using guitar amp sims while recording. The UX2 on the other hand........ I really only want a preamp in my interface. I would rather do the processing with the tools I have in Sonar. I want dry signals going in. I won't even use John's Mic Mechanic(he uses it live). I assumed that is how it's supposed to be done. I dunno.....
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Re: What's a really good Audio Interface w/lowest latency?
2015/06/08 12:01:56
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Re: What's a really good Audio Interface w/lowest latency?
2015/06/08 12:23:26
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Jim Roseberry
Have a serious look at the new MOTU Ultralite AVB.
Incredible bang-for-the-buck!
Mile's Davis' engineer is now using the Ultralite AVB.
Fellow forum member Gerry Peters will soon have one.
Hi Jim, I intend to ;-) I was just going to post to see whether people preferred this or the Fireface UC - and I was hoping you'd respond. I just think the MOTU is newer (so hopefully there'll be drivers for a good long while). I worry slightly about the "MOTU isn't a Windows company" but I use a MOTU MIDI interface (MIDIExpress XT) that's really old and still has reasonably recent drivers, and works great. I'm pretty sure it's just between the Ultralite AVB and the UC.
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Jim Roseberry
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Re: What's a really good Audio Interface w/lowest latency?
2015/06/08 15:07:32
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The Fireface UC is nice unit. If the choice is between those two, you can't make a bad decision.
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jbraner
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Re: What's a really good Audio Interface w/lowest latency?
2015/06/08 15:26:15
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Jim Roseberry
The Fireface UC is nice unit.
If the choice is between those two, you can't make a bad decision.
Thanks Jim - that will make the decision a lot easier ;-) EDIT: They're both about the same price in the UK, which seems different than the prices on your website. (I'd definitely buy it from you if I didn't get stung on postage to the UK, and import duties)
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Jim Roseberry
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Re: What's a really good Audio Interface w/lowest latency?
2015/06/09 10:24:34
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Shipping overseas is expensive... no doubt about it. Let us know which unit you choose... and how you like it.
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jbraner
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Re: What's a really good Audio Interface w/lowest latency?
2015/06/09 12:10:50
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Jim Roseberry
Shipping overseas is expensive... no doubt about it. Plus 20% Duty plus "admin charges" etc... Let us know which unit you choose... and how you like it.
I will do - it won't be for another month or two though...
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Re: What's a really good Audio Interface w/lowest latency?
2015/06/10 10:13:52
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Not too long ago... we shipped a custom Rack-mount system to the UK for Evan Jolly (professional composer). Shipping was ~$600. We had to mod to the Rack case... to allow mounting a large CPU cooler. Hey, wonder if I could pitch an idea to the History Channel... New reality series called... "World of Workstations" LOL
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Re: What's a really good Audio Interface w/lowest latency?
2015/06/15 03:27:24
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jbraner
Jim Roseberry
Have a serious look at the new MOTU Ultralite AVB.
Incredible bang-for-the-buck!
Mile's Davis' engineer is now using the Ultralite AVB.
Fellow forum member Gerry Peters will soon have one.
Hi Jim,
I intend to ;-) I was just going to post to see whether people preferred this or the Fireface UC - and I was hoping you'd respond. I just think the MOTU is newer (so hopefully there'll be drivers for a good long while). I worry slightly about the "MOTU isn't a Windows company" but I use a MOTU MIDI interface (MIDIExpress XT) that's really old and still has reasonably recent drivers, and works great. I'm pretty sure it's just between the Ultralite AVB and the UC.
I have an RME UFX and it uses th same drivers as the UC. They are stable as a rock and Totalmix is an incredible piece of software. I can't say enough good things about RME.
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Re: What's a really good Audio Interface w/lowest latency?
2015/06/15 04:36:22
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Thanks mudgel - it's a hard decision ;-)
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charlyg
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Re: What's a really good Audio Interface w/lowest latency?
2015/06/18 19:28:20
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I had to bump, just out of respect for number of views!
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Re: What's a really good Audio Interface w/lowest latency?
2016/11/08 08:44:33
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Hello, how about Sonar and Focusrite 18i8 2nd gen ? Can it record audio on 64 samples and 48kHz with no dropouts and cracks? Thanks.
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Jim Roseberry
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Re: What's a really good Audio Interface w/lowest latency?
2016/11/08 11:33:42
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The Focusrite units can record/playback glitch-free at a 64-sample ASIO buffer size.
Your machine is a big factor in playing back glitch-free.
The load you're trying to run is also a big factor.
Both RME and MOTU offer lower round-trip latency than Focusrite.
That may... or may not be important to you.
If you haven't purchased the audio interface, I'd steer you toward to Ultralite AVB over the 18i8.
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Re: What's a really good Audio Interface w/lowest latency?
2016/11/08 12:36:43
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Thank you for your fast reply. I haven't purchased the audio interface yet. Now I search the best for me audio interface, to record audio with sonar and hardware with in/outs and 2 phones outs like model - 18i8. Now I can record with 24 bit, 48kHz, 64 samples in and out, total roundtrip 128 samples and 2.7 ms with ESI Maya44e. Do the RME and MOTU can be like ESI and have same latency performace or USB interfaces all slower?
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